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Items Regarding Union Children

The following information is taken from the National Archives of Canada, RG17 Vol 586 File 66219. It has been sorted alphabetically and first and last name has been reversed.

List of Children From Croyden Union Who Landed At Quebec July 1^st 1888 From SS Polnesian Under My Care August 2, 1888
Name	Age	Destination
Andrews, Thomas	14	Mr. Parks, St. Marthe, Vandrieul
Bryant, Herbert	15	Mr Colin Campbell, St. Hilaire, P.Q.
Clarke, Richard	13	Mr. McLennan, Lancaster
Harris, Walter	14	Mr. Hambleton, Lachute
Love, John	15	Mr. D. Kinsella, Vandrieul
Parker, William	15
Perry, William	13	Mr Reid, Chateanguay Basin
Prior, Thomas	15	Mr. Jas Codd, Roryemont, P.Q.
Roots, Frederick	15	Mr. Hambleton, Lachute
Treadway, Henry	14	Mr. Jas Martin, Barrington, P.Q.
Walden, Thomas	12	Mr. Parks, St. Marthe, Vandrieul
Wiley, William	13	Rev. Mr. Kerr, Dunham
Wiltshire, Selina	13	Mr. T.C. Weston, Geological Surrey, Ottawa
Zimmer, Ernest	14	Mr. Hambleton, Lachute
R.A. Winter Emigrant Chaplain Liverpool, England

The following is from NAC RG 17 Vol 552 File 61880.

Children From The Croydon Union Brought Out By The Rev. R.F. Winter On Board The S.S. "Sardinian" Leaving Liverpool June 23, 1887 (No 39-July 2)
Age	Name	Where Placed
13	Anderson, Samuel	Rev. H.T. Leslie, Winnipeg, Man
14	Blackburn, Ernest	Boys Home, Mountain St., Montreal from Forehoe Union, Wymondham, Norfolk
15	Brown, Thomas	Mr Glass, Cowansville, P. Que
12	Burns, Percy	Mr. J. Craddock, Stonewall, Manitoba
12	Cornelius, Emily	Mrs. Edmunds, Cote St. Antoine, Montreal
14	Davis, Susannah	Mrs Cohd, 317½ St. Urbain St., Montreal
12	Eaton, Henry	Mr. J. Neefield, Shantofh, P.O., Manitoba [See also RG 17 Vol 581 File 65523 re: Henry running away.]
12	Finley, Emma	Mrs. M.G. Mountain, 23 St. Julia St., Quebec
14	Foote, Edith, A.	Mrs. Keeler, South Quebec
16	Gilbert, William	Mr. J. Kahler, Winnipeg, Man
15	Haynes, Charles	Mr. J. McKenzie, Stonewall, Manitoba
13	Marchant, Joseph	Mr. Hunt, Marbleton, P. Que
13	Newby, Hannah	Mrs. Duncan McCormick, 3 Lorne Ave., Montreal
11	Paul, Joseph	to be returned to England
12	Rumsby, Robert	Mr. Mountain, Danville, P. Que
14	Seager, Charles J.	Mr. Canning, Inverness, P. Que
13	Smith, Emily	Mrs. Honey, Abbotsford, P.Que
11	Whapshot, Mary	Mrs. Nonnf?, Grand Allée, Quebec
13	Whapshot, Caroline	Mrs. Doran, 527 St. John St., Quebec
R.A. Winter, August 18^th , 1887
I hereby Certify that the 19 children named in the above list arrived per S.S. "Sardinian" July 2/87 Govt Imigtie? Office Quebec, 11/10/87 L. Stafford

Report from Mr. Gardner of Saint John, NB

The following is from NAC RG 17 Vol 554 File 62138.

Copy of the disposition of 9 boys from Regis Barton recd. at this agency May 1/86 & sent by Mark Whitwell Esq. who wrote the Guardians required it to which the agent responded Oct 19 inst.

McDonald, Frank aged 15 with George Milligan. P.O. address Springfield Kings County

Good, William aged 15, with Abraham Fairweather, P.O. address Springfield Kings County.

Carloss, Arthur aged 15, with Eli Northup P.O. address, Ballisle Creek Kings County Post Mistress Mrs McLeod

Carloss, Richard aged 13 with James William, P.O. address Springfield Kings County

Taylor, William aged 14 with Andrew Taylor, Stewarton P.O. address C/O Alex. Stewart Springhillvale Kings County

Hamilton, John age 15 with Miss Fowler Long Reach Pines St. John Mr Carless? Point. P.O. address Long Reach. P.O. at Carless Point Kings County
a splendid lad but enticed away by a carpenter who was working for Miss Fowler & taken to Clifton also Kings County. Will trace him & report to the Guardians.

Bush, Frank aged 16 with Mr. Wm Adair. P.O. address Newton Kings County

Kempsford, Alfred aged 16 with Peter Leddington. Stonehouse Victoria County & this the P.O. address

Bridges, James aged 13, with Joseph W. Townsend, Passakeag? Kings County, this also P.O. address
with respect to Bridges will inquire and report true version as to Master or Boy in fault.

Yours truly
S. Gardner

List of pauper Children reported upon by R. Macpherson

The following is from NAC RG 17 Vol 560 File 62955.

Union or Parish from which the Children were sent	Names	Ages	Names and Addresses of the Persons with whom the Children were placed in Canada
Holbord	Frederick Rowe	14	Philip Low Picton Town
Marylebone	Edward Howard	15	Mrs John Low Town of Picton
Frome	Beatrice Newman	11	William Moorhouse (not John Moorhouse) Lormbardy P.O. Lot 17 in 1^st Con South Elmsley
Kingston, 17^th January 1888 R. macpherson Govt Imm. Agent

The following is from NAC RG 17 Vol 514 File 56589.

Dear Mr. Small
will you kindly send me a better address than that already furnished for the following names as I cannot find either Loborugh or Grimsville-

Alex Hoey c/o F. O'Connell Loborough [note says Tp of Lorghborough-Addington]

James Freeman c/o Patrick Quinn Grimsville

Robert Ryan c/o Geo Comerton Grimsville

Sarah E. Beattie c/o Francis Quinn Grimsville

William Carroll c/o Mr J.O'Neil Grimsville

Yours truly
John Smith
(per) A.W.

[note says
Grimsville Flamboro W. Went-t-? [Wentworth]
Griersville St. Vincent Grey E]

The following is from NAC RG 17 Vol 652 File 74219.

[On Croydon Union, Surrey Stationary]

28^th July 1890

Richard Clark

Selina Wiltshire

I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 15^th inst respecting the above children and to thank you for the same.

[signed by the Clerk of the Union, E. Platts]

The following is from NAC RG 17 Vol 624 File 70794.

[Dated London, Ontario, September 30^th 1889]

A.G. Smyth, Immigration Agent at London, Ont. gives an account, quoted from the London Free Press, of 28^th regarding a fatal accident involving Walter Davis from Kings Norton Union, aged 11.

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